LITHONIA, Ga. — Cleanup is underway after diesel fuel was discovered along a tributary in DeKalb County last week.
The incident happened in the Wesley Branch tributary near Rock Chapel Road and Hightower Trail in unincorporated Lithonia.
DeKalb County Fire Rescue’s hazmat team was dispatched to a home near Hightower Road at 1:12 p.m. Oct. 10, after receiving a call from a resident who discovered the issue.
The county said the hazmat team contained the fuel by placing absorbent barriers across the tributary.
A county environmental cleanup contractor "is in the process" of cleaning up the area, they said on Friday.
The DeKalb County Police Department is investigating the incident and the Georgia Environmental Protection Division and Georgia Wildlife Resource Division were notified and have been onsite.
Residents are urged to avoid the tributary until further notice.
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